A family’s law firm,
in Orange County, since 2004.
Estate planning, asset protection, elder law, and probate.The families we work for keep sending us their families.
We are usually hired while a family is building. We are still here for the years of caring for someone, the death when it comes, and the children afterward.
What we do
- Estate planning
- A set of documents that decides who handles your affairs and who receives what, so that your family is not left guessing and a court is not asked to decide it for them.
- Asset protection
- (ASSET PROTECTION DESCRIPTION, SHADI TO SUPPLY THE LEGAL WORDING)
- Elder law and Medi-Cal planning
- The rules that decide who pays for long-term care, and what that means for the family home.
- Probate
- The court process that handles an estate when there was no trust. It is public, it takes a long time, and the base cost is set by statute rather than by us.
Attorney Shaffer has been our estate planning attorney for over 15 years and has helped us restate our living trust twice. She has guided us based on our evolving needs and is always dedicated to the best work.Erin L. C., client
The testimonials or endorsements do not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter.
The firm
Patrick Phancao and Shadi Ala’i Shaffer started this firm in 2004 and still run it. He takes the structures. She takes the plans and the people.
Four attorneys and four staff work here now.
For the record
- Since 2004. Both founders hold active California bar licenses: Patrick admitted May 31, 2001, Shadi admitted November 12, 2002.
- Four attorneys and four staff.
- A printed newsletter, Protecting You and Yours, 90 issues of it, still arriving.
- 119 videos on our own channel, and over 3,000 subscribers.
- Valerie L. Pasion,
positioned under the firm's succession plan, ensuring clients will be serviced for years to come.
You have probably been meaning to do this for a while. Most people who call us have.
Start with a conversation. Nothing gets signed that day.